West of Centre

Kathleen Petty sits down with politicians, pundits, and other thoughtful westerners for conversations about the priorities, preoccupations and politics of Albertans and others who are West of Centre.

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Recent Episodes
  • Making sense of Alberta's economic puzzle
    Jun 13, 2025 – 00:41:26
  • Short: Why Alberta's renewable energy sector isn't rushing to build more solar and wind
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:32:26
  • Pipeline politics return with familiar gridlock
    Jun 6, 2025 – 00:44:52
  • New Parliament, new tone, new promises
    May 30, 2025 – 00:49:15
  • Short: Albertans like a fighter. Right now, that's Danielle Smith
    May 28, 2025 – 00:24:13
  • A different former Bay Street executive makes his pitch to the West
    May 23, 2025 – 00:49:15
  • Short: Measles, mistrust and mixed messages
    May 20, 2025 – 00:22:15
  • New cabinet, old grievances signal rough road ahead for Carney
    May 16, 2025 – 00:54:02
  • Short: NDP rebuild could hinge on strength in the West
    May 14, 2025 – 00:20:52
  • Danielle Smith walks a fine line between staying and splitting
    May 9, 2025 – 00:47:57
  • Short: The Alberta separation question
    May 5, 2025 – 00:20:25
  • Carney’s win sparks hope in some, wariness in others
    May 2, 2025 – 00:42:10
  • Short: The 'big shift' meets the 'breaking point'
    Apr 30, 2025 – 00:24:58
  • After Dark: The election night postmortem
    Apr 29, 2025 – 00:35:35
  • The fault lines of this federal election
    Apr 25, 2025 – 00:43:21
  • Short: How Canada’s ‘lost decade’ was decades in the making
    Apr 23, 2025 – 00:29:35
  • Live from Medicine Hat, the sunniest city in Canada
    Apr 17, 2025 – 01:11:42
  • Short: Debate club for grownups — how parties prepare their leaders for prime time
    Apr 15, 2025 – 00:29:37
  • It's too early to call Mark Carney a 'Teflon' candidate
    Apr 11, 2025 – 00:46:33
  • Short: How the 'Calgary School' reimagined prairie politics to reshape Canadian conservatism
    Apr 7, 2025 – 00:19:59
  • The new normal is not normal, but are Albertans ready to separate?
    Apr 4, 2025 – 00:48:55
  • Coming soon: West of Centre live in Medicine Hat — how ‘Gas City’ is shaping Alberta’s future
    Apr 2, 2025 – 00:03:49
  • Voting on anxiety
    Mar 28, 2025 – 00:51:55
  • A moment in time
    Mar 21, 2025 – 00:49:40
  • Short: Manifest destiny
    Mar 19, 2025 – 00:24:36
  • Not a rational opponent
    Mar 14, 2025 – 00:48:35
  • Way too much news
    Mar 7, 2025 – 00:41:41
  • Short: Dangled like a yo-yo
    Mar 5, 2025 – 00:22:59
  • Short: Build, build, build
    Mar 3, 2025 – 00:19:01
  • Deficit by choice
    Feb 28, 2025 – 00:58:09
  • Dump everything
    Feb 21, 2025 – 00:57:16
  • Diagnosing a controversy
    Feb 14, 2025 – 00:47:11
  • Short: Gen Z swipes right
    Feb 11, 2025 – 00:19:21
  • Boos and booze
    Feb 7, 2025 – 00:42:46
  • Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
    Jan 31, 2025 – 00:50:09
  • Short: If, if, if...
    Jan 28, 2025 – 00:24:54
  • Their sticks are so much bigger than ours
    Jan 24, 2025 – 00:41:49
  • Castaway island
    Jan 17, 2025 – 00:47:49
  • We're in a lot of trouble here
    Jan 10, 2025 – 00:49:29
  • A hot mess
    Dec 19, 2024 – 00:42:16
  • The "great state" of Canada
    Dec 13, 2024 – 00:43:02
  • Photo finished
    Dec 6, 2024 – 00:46:37
  • Trump says jump
    Nov 29, 2024 – 00:46:25
  • Nate Horner's busy week
    Nov 22, 2024 – 00:44:05
  • Ready,AIMCo,fired
    Nov 15, 2024 – 00:45:01
  • Alberta's Trump strategy
    Nov 8, 2024 – 00:45:10
  • Slalom skiing with Danielle Smith
    Oct 25, 2024 – 00:47:00
  • Scrapping about the cap
    Oct 18, 2024 – 00:47:04
  • Ballot battles
    Oct 11, 2024 – 00:41:01
  • All about that base
    Oct 4, 2024 – 00:51:59
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